Băișoara mine explained

Băișoara mine
Pushpin Map:Romania
Coordinates:[1]
Place:Băișoara
Subdivision Type:Commune
State/Province:Cluj County
Country:Romania
Products:Iron ore
Financial Year:2008
Amount:50,000 tonnes of iron ore

The Băișoara mine is a large open pit mine in the north-western of Romania in Cluj County, 60 km south of Cluj-Napoca and 466 km north-west of the capital, Bucharest. Băișoara represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 6 million tonnes of ore.[2] The mine produces around 50,000 tonnes of iron ore/year.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Băișoara, Cluj County, Romania . mindat . 4 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Regional setting and geochronology of the La Banatitic Magmatic and Metallogenetic Belt. 2010. geo.edu.ro. 2010-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928182722/http://www.geo.edu.ro/sgr/mod/downloads/PDF/Ciobanu-Min-Dep-2002-37-541.pdf. 2011-09-28. dead.